Dodge Ram Complaints (1998)

1,390 consumer complaints on file.

#10152372March 10, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70MPH, A SMOKE SMELL WAS NOTICED IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE ALTHOUGH NO FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND REMOVED THE MOTOR TO THE ELECTRIC SEAT WHICH MELTED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALLS, # 04V185000, 98V207000, REGARDING THE ABS MODULE AND THE FUEL SUPPLY TUBE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152075March 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN
LOUD DRIVE TRAIN NOISE COMING FROM TRUCK. SERVICED AT 70K BY DODGE DEALERSHIP, REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL/BEARINGS. TRUCK IS NOW MAKING SAME NOISE AT 99K AND FIRST ESTIMATE OF REPAIR INDICATES REAR DIFFERENTIAL/BEARINGS AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151754March 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ON MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 WILL ONLY BLOW WITH ABOUT 50 LBS OF PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONLY IF YOU PUSH ON THE EXACT SPOT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE A GUY BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND RIGHT INTO THE SIDE OF MY TRUCK . I TRIED TO BLOW THE HORN BUT I COULDN'T GET IT TO WORK UNTIL IT WAS TO LATE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151670March 2, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN DOES NOT WORK. IT IS VERY HARD TO MAKE THE HORN GO OFF. YOU HAVE TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE BUTTON IS INSIDE OF THE AIRBAG. IF IN AN EMERGENCY YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HONK THE HORN AND WILL POSSIBLY CRASH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151270February 27, 2006
STRUCTURE
THE DASH ON THE 94-01 DODGE RAM 1500 HAVE A PROBLEM WITH CRACKING AS MINE DID. NOT SURE IF THIS WILL CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE OR CAUSE THE UNSAFE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151144February 24, 2006
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH ON 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 PICKUP TRUCK. CRACK IS ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG AND WORKING ITS WAY DOWN TO WHERE THE AIRBAG IS STORED. NO PARTICULAR EVENT LED TO THE DASH CRACKING, IT JUST STARTED ONE DAY AND HAS INCREASED IN SIZE OVER TIME. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE DODGE TO REPLACE THE DASH AS I AM CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150985February 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IN THE 1500 SERIES WITH A LARGER ENGINE. DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE CHILD IN THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT COMES UNLATCHED VERY EASILY. THE STRAPS BECOME VERY LOOSE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 3/22/2006 - THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. A RECALL HAD BEEN INITIATED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE CONSUMER SEAT WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONSUMER SENT THE CONSUMER A REPAIR KIT FOR THE DESIGNER 22'S WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH IS SEAT (22-390-VIN, OG2B, 1/28/2004). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150696February 21, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 PICKUP DASH HAS A LARGE CRACK IN IT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS I FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER DODGE RAM TRUCK OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE FACTORY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148959January 29, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1998 DODGE RAM 1500 WAS INVOLVED IN A FOUR-CAR COLLISION-MINE BEING THE THIRD IN THE SERIES. THE TRUCK WAS REAR-ENDED WHICH PUSHED ME INTO THE CAR AHEAD. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY ON EITHER PASSENGER'S SIDE OR DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10138246January 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED AND LOST POWER AT 70 MPH LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO FORCE THE VEHICLE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I BROUGHT IT TO A DODGE DEALER WHERE IT COST ME $3,700. FOR AN ECM COMPUTER AND INJECTOR PUMP FOR THIS DIESEL ENGINE. EIGHT MONTHS PREVIOUS I HAD REPLACED THE LIFT PUMP AT A COST OF OVER $800. I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THE NHTSA HAS EARLIER INVESTIGATED THIS DIESEL ENGINE AND FOUND NO 'SAFETY' PROBLEM RELATING TO THIS FAILURE. I FURTHER UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A 'LIMITED' RECALL PERFORMED BY CUMMINS, THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER, WHICH ONLY INCLUDED SCHOOL BUSSES AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES AS WELL AS FOR THEIR BIG CUSTOMERS, UPS AND FEDEX. IS THERE NO CONSIDERATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL OWNER'S SAFETY? BY MY RESEARCH THERE ARE 350,000 OF THESE VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD (122,000 WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY IN A DODGE 'FIX-IF-FAIL' PROGRAM) WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC SAFETY DEFECTS. THIS IS A TRULY DANGEROUS CONDITION. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, I AM AN ABOVE AVERAGE SIZE MALE. I'D SERIOUSLY DOUBT IF A YOUNG DRIVER OR SMALL INDIVIDUAL WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE THIS VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DODGE DEALERSHIP AND WITH THE DODGE CONSUMER HOTLINE RESULTED IN THEIR DENIAL OF BEING AWARE THAT THERE IS OR HAS BEEN ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A BLATANT LIE ON AT LEAST THE HOTLINE SUPERVISOR'S PART. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147878January 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I HAVE A DODGE RAM 1500 WAGON 1998, AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND KEEPS STALLING WHENEVER I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS IS VERY WEIRD AND THE MECHANICS DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS COMPLAINT. THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON FOR A WHILE AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY EITHER, BUT I DO NOT SEE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM EITHER. CAN YOU HELP ME RESOLVE THIS MATTER. I HAVE REPLACED THE DOOR LOCKS ON EACH DOOR AT LEAST TWICE IN THIS VAN AND IT HAS COST ALOT OF MONEY, I THINK BY NOW THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON THIS VEHICLE AS WELL. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS VEHICLE, I LOVE RIDING IT BUT IT HAS BEEN HAVING ALOT OF THE SAME RIDING AND MAITENANCE PROBLEMS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHY OR UNDERSTANDS WHY IT KEEPS COMING BACK AFTER FIXING THEM MULTIPLE TIMES. THANK YOU, THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT HELP EITHER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146775January 3, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURES-GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT. ALL 4 TIRES SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATIONS WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146782January 3, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATIONS/BLOWOUT TRAVELING 62 MPH, HAZLETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA. OLD TIRES HAD TO BE LEFT AT TETLOW TIRES IN SMITHERS, B.C. CANADA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146785January 3, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION AND SIDEWALL FAILURE, INSIDE EDGE OF TIRE NEXT TO RIM. THIS IS THE FINAL TIRE TO FAIL PREMATURELY OF FOUR. THESE TIRES WERE RATED AS 60,000 MILE TIRES, THIS ONE FAILED AT 54,532. TIRE 1 FAILED 5/10/05 AT 40,838 MI WITH TREAD SEPARATION. TIRE 2 SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AND BLOWOUT EAST OF HAZLETON, BRITISH COLUMBIA CANADA. THIS WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR. THE THIRD TIRE ALSO SUFFERED TREAD SEPARATION AT THIS TIME ON THE RIGHT FRONT. THIS TIRE WAS ON VEHICLE LEFT FRONT AND IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THIS TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146631December 31, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 1998 DODGE RAM 1500. THE DASH CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO ALONG WITH THE BEZEL. ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HORN, IT IS VERY HARD TO ACTIVATE WHEN PUSHED. THESE ITEMS ARE A CONCERN BEING NEAR OR PART OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IF IN A CRASH. I BELIEVE THE DASH AND BEZEL ARE CHEAPLY MADE AND DODGE NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE AT WHAT EVER COST TO PREVENT POSSIBLE INJURY IF PERSONS ARE IN A CRASH WHILE OPERATING OR RIDING IN THEIR VEHICLES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146517December 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON A 1998 DODGE RAM 2500 TRUCK. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED ONE BLOCK FROM OUR HOME. THE TRUCK JUST DIED AND A LOT OF SMOKE WAS RELEASED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. A FEW MOMENTS LATER FIRE ERUPTED AND THERE IS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145834December 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
DT: THE CONTACT STARTED VEHICLE IN ORDER TO MOVE IT. THEN, HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE STARTER KEPT RUNNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED. THEY FOUND THE FUEL SHUT OFF SOLENOID SHORTED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145877December 21, 2005
STRUCTURE
HIT A CURB GOING AROUND A CORNER AT ABOUT 15 MPH WITH THE REAR TIRE OF TRUCK. THIS CAUSED THE DASH TO CRACK FROM WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE AIRBAG ENCLOSURE. I WAS TOLD THIS COULD CAUSE AN AIRBAG FAILURE IF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144662December 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. CHRYSLER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR ON 11-29-05 AND TOOK PICTURES INSIDE AND OUT OF THE TRUCK. THEN, STATED THE TRUCK DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT; THUS, THE TRUCK WAS NOT DAMAGED. CHRYSLER SENT THE CONTACT A LETTER ON 12-5-05 STATING THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PERIOD OF TIME. THEREFORE, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, AND THAT HE WAS AWARE THAT IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED IT WAS AN INDICATOR THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEREFORE, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. WHEN HE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY DID NOT MENTION THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *AK UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138463October 4, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT BEGAN TO REFUSE TO COME OUT OF IT'S ROLLED-UP, UNUSED POSITION, UNTIL IT COMPLETELY QUIT COMING OUT. BUZZER QUIT SOUNDING, BUT RED SEAT BELT ALERT THAT SEAT BELT IS NOT IN USE REMAINS ON. THIS IS THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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